Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. Their homecoming — coming just eight hours after leaving the International Space Station — paved the way for SpaceX's launch of their four replacements as early as Wednesday night. The welcoming duties will now fall to the lone American and two Russians left behind at the space station. I'll miss our spaceship!” Pesquet tweeted alongside a brief video showing the space station illuminated against the blackness of space and the twinkling city lights on the nighttime side of Earth. The four astronauts took shelter in their docked SpaceX capsule, ready to make a hasty departure if necessary.

Source: The Hindu November 09, 2021 14:28 UTC